Doris Uusitalo

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Doris Uusitalo
Personal information
Full name Doris Katarina Uusitalo
Date of birth (1957-10-17) 17 October 1957 (age 65)
Place of birth Jarhois, Sweden
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1981 Jar-Ka IF
1982–1987 Hammarby IF
Öxabäcks IF
International career
1983-1986 Sweden 18 (3 [1] )
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Doris Katarina Uusitalo (born 17 October 1957), is a former Swedish footballer. [1] Uusitalo was a member of the Swedish national team that won the 1984 European Competition for Women's Football. [2] After a cruciate ligament injury in 1987, Uusitalo was forced to retire from football. [2] In 1985, Uusitalo won a Stora Grabbars och Tjejers Märke. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Doris Uusitalo — svenskfotboll.se". www2.svenskfotboll.se.
  2. 1 2 "Historisk guldglans i Kaunisvaara - Sport - NSD.se". April 2, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
  3. "Stora tjejer — svenskfotboll.se".